Thiruvananthapuram: Tonnes of plastic waste strewn at the venue as an arts festival swells with excitement and crowd premises, To escape from the usual scenario, this year District Kala Utsav is being organized at Cotton Hill Girls Higher secondary school, Vazuthcaud is organized according to a strict green protocol. Under the Suchitwa Mission, members of the Green Protocol Committee are stationed near the entrance to monitor the use of plastic among visitors and school students.
“Plastic and paper cups are banned inside the premises. Those who enter with plastic bottles or covers should be tagged with Rs 10 stickers. This fee will be refunded when they return to deposit the plastic waste, ensuring that these are not dumped elsewhere. K KumarA Suchitwa Mission representative.
The protocol extends to the food court as well. When the evening rush begins at the tea shop, hot chilli bhaji and pazham pori are served wrapped in a banana leaf. Cold beverages such as lime soda and freshly made tea are served in glassware. “We stopped giving tissues from day one because the cleaning staff noticed that it was spread carelessly. For the food items, we use banana leaves bought from Chalai market for around Rs 700 per stack. We require around three to four stacks every day and sometimes even that is not enough,” said a school cooperative society employee.
Minimize the use of plastic and serve lunch in steel plates. The food waste is collected at specific hours by the employees of the corporation who are in charge of cleaning the area. “Plastic waste from the four schools where the art festival is being held, Cotton Hill LP And the UP section, the main venue and the Carmel Girls HSS are taken over by the Clean Kerala Company (CKC), which will later be segregated and recycled. Corporation staff sanitize the area once in the morning and evening,” said another Suchitwa Mission representative.
“Plastic and paper cups are banned inside the premises. Those who enter with plastic bottles or covers should be tagged with Rs 10 stickers. This fee will be refunded when they return to deposit the plastic waste, ensuring that these are not dumped elsewhere. K KumarA Suchitwa Mission representative.
The protocol extends to the food court as well. When the evening rush begins at the tea shop, hot chilli bhaji and pazham pori are served wrapped in a banana leaf. Cold beverages such as lime soda and freshly made tea are served in glassware. “We stopped giving tissues from day one because the cleaning staff noticed that it was spread carelessly. For the food items, we use banana leaves bought from Chalai market for around Rs 700 per stack. We require around three to four stacks every day and sometimes even that is not enough,” said a school cooperative society employee.
Minimize the use of plastic and serve lunch in steel plates. The food waste is collected at specific hours by the employees of the corporation who are in charge of cleaning the area. “Plastic waste from the four schools where the art festival is being held, Cotton Hill LP And the UP section, the main venue and the Carmel Girls HSS are taken over by the Clean Kerala Company (CKC), which will later be segregated and recycled. Corporation staff sanitize the area once in the morning and evening,” said another Suchitwa Mission representative.